A question about sugar.

somethingvague

So, I don't usually track my sugar but every now and then I'll add it for a minute just to look and see how bad/good my sugar intake is...I just did this, and most days I'm over...usually by a lot.

But the majority, like 95%, of the sugar I'm eating is from fresh fruit and vegetables.

So if I'm 20 or 30 grams over on sugar, but it's all from fruit and veggies - should I still be concerned?

Mindful_Trent

Unless you're diabetic, I wouldn't be concerned, as long as you're eating a reasonable amount of fruit a day. (a couple servings.) I don't even pay attention to that anymore, since almost all of my sugar is from fruits/veggies, and I typically eat 2 servings of fruit a day.

TheKitsune6

No

4lafz

I don't worry about the natural sugar - but I do pay attention to the added sugar in foods.

trisha329

Ooops...Trenton beat me to it! I would agree -- don't worry about the natural sugars. It's the refined sugars that are the ones you don't want to eat too much of!

healthyforlife79

I was just thinking of typing up a topic for the exact same question, haha Now I guess I know I shouldn't worry

Amarillo_NDN

it is the total carbs that primary.

Melaniegibson

I had the same question! Haha - and got the same replies. I dont worry about it now, I try to eat 2-3 pieces of fruit a day and a low sodium v8

somethingvague

I definitley eat a little more fruit than that..like usually 4 a day...and probably 6-8 vegetables. But hardly any refined sugar, so I just won't sweat it.

Wtbyerdoc

You are losing it seems from your tracker so it probably is okay now, When you get closer to your goal you may need to scale back a bit to lose those last few.